For this week’s Guest Post Friday, we welcome a good friend, Todd Metz. Todd is a partner in the Northern Virginia office of construction law firm Watt, Tieder, Hoffar & Fitzgerald. Todd is also Immediate Past Chair of the Virginia State Bar Construction Law and Public Contracts Section. In two weeks the Virginia State Bar’s […]
More Musings on Mechanic’s Liens in Virginia
It is not news that the recent construction economy has not been good. Private money is not flowing into construction as it had been in the past and public projects are moving more slowly. Payment disputes leading to mechanic’s lien claims and payment bond claims are rampant because of the shaky nature of the payment […]
Musings on Construction Claim Changes
Everyone knows that the construction economy is not exactly stellar right now and has not been for a while. Groups from the AGC to the federal government are discussing the issues with the building sector. I have discussed some ways that I believe that a Virginia or any other contractor can distinguish itself from competitors […]
Marketing a Construction Law Practice- The Personal Touch
I have spoken here at Construction Law Musings on several occasions about how I market my solo practice. However, its been a while and the last time I posted on this topic, I was still at my old firm and did not have over six months of solo practice under my belt. I felt I […]
Labor Day Wishes from Construction Law Musings
As the summer ends and the school year begins, I wish you all the best this long weekend. Musings will be taking a break for the holiday and will be back with a great Guest Post Friday and the regularly scheduled programming later this week. Here’s wishing you and your families some great downtime before […]